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Obituaries

Obituary: Arlene Brodeur Scelzo (Porto Funeral Homes)

Porto Funeral Homes (East Haven/West Haven)

Arlene Brodeur Scelzo, 83, of North Haven, formerly of East Haven, passed away on November 10, 2026 surrounded by her family at Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Loving mother of Kathleen (Scott) Malone of East Haven and John (Lisa Kessler) Scelzo of North Haven. Grandmother of Hailey, Jace and Adriana Scelzo and Christopher and Erinn Malone. Sister of Judy Griego of Hamden and the late Arthur “Buddy” Brodeur. Arlene was born in New London on October 7, 1943 daughter of the late Arthur and Mabel McDermott Brodeur. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as an X-ray technologist at Yale New Haven Hospital.

Her funeral procession will leave the PORTO FUNERAL HOME, 234 Foxon Rd. (Rte. 80), East Haven MONDAY morning, November 16, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Pio of Pietrelcina Parish in Our Lady of Pompeii Church at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in East Lawn Cemetery. Family and friends may call Monday morning from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sign Arlene’s guest book online at www.portofuneralhomes.net.

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